December 11
1983 Mark Aguirre had 40 points, the 8th time a Mavs player had 40+
points and the 6th of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas.
He also had 40 points the previous night, the 1st time a Mavs player
had back-to-back 40+ points.
1987 James Donaldson had 20 rebounds, the 12th time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the 9th of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with
Dallas.
1999 Michael Finley had a triple-double with 33 points, 14 rebounds, and
10 assists. It was the 21st time a Mavs player had a triple-double
and the 3rd of 6 times Finley had a triple-double with Dallas.
2001 Dirk Nowitzki left the Portland game in the 2nd quarter after
aggravating his sprained left ankle and did not return. He did
not miss any other games due to the injury.
2001 Michael Finley bumped heads with Derek Anderson at the end of the
Portland game (22 seconds left), left the game, and received 3
stitches above his right eye. He would not miss any games due to
the injury.
2009 Activated Quinton Ross and placed James Singleton (no injury) on
IL. Ross was on IL for 12 days (5 games) with a sore lower back.
Singleton would be activated 10 days (4 games) later.
2010 Activated Alexis Ajinca and placed Brian Cardinal (stomach flu) on
IL. Ajinca (no injury) was on IL for 2 days (1 game). Cardinal
would be activated 2 days (1 game) later.
2011 Traded a future 1st round draft pick (top 20 protected for 2012)
to the LA Lakers for Lamar Odom, a 2012 2nd round draft pick,
and future 2nd round draft pick considerations in 2013 [with
Dallas using most of the $11 million trade exception from the
Tyson Chandler trade].
Games
Record: 9-8 (home: 6-3, road: 3-5)
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1981 L San Antonio 99-101 -2 Vincent 24 Vincent 6 Brewer 25
Game #21, current record: 4-17, streak: lost 2; final record: 28-54
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1982 W San Diego 124-118 +6 Blackman 27 Cummings 12 Brooks 25
Game #20, current record: 11-9, streak: won 3; final record: 38-44
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1983 L @San Diego 116-118 -2 Aguirre 40 Cummings 12 Nixon 35
Mark Aguirre had 40 points, the 8th time a Mavs player had 40+ points
and the 6th of 22 times Aguirre had 40+ points with Dallas. He
also had 40 points the previous night, the 1st time a Mavs player
had back-to-back 40+ points.
Game #22, current record: 14-8, streak: lost 1; final record: 43-39
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1986 L @Utah 99-103 -4 Aguirre 32 MA/SP 9 Tripucka 18
Game #20, current record: 13-7, streak: lost 1; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1987 W Phoenix(OT) 108-104 +4 Aguirre 28 Donaldson 20 Edwards 32
James Donaldson had 20 rebounds, the 12th time a Mavs player had 20+
rebounds and the 9th of 13 times Donaldson had 20+ rebounds with Dallas.
Game #16, current record: 11-5, streak: won 4; final record: 53-29
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1991 W @Charlotte 106-103 +3 Harper 35 Donaldson 16 Johnson 24
Game #21, current record: 9-12, streak: won 2; final record: 22-60
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1993 L Phoenix 103-114 -11 Mashburn 25 Mashburn 13 KJohnson 25
Game #19, current record: 1-18, streak: lost 15; final record: 13-69
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1997 L Orlando 90-100 -10 Finley 20 Walker 9 Price 18
Shawn Bradley did not play due to a torn left calf muscle (the 6th of
14 games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #20, current record: 5-15, streak: lost 3; final record: 20-62
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
1999 W Phoenix 120-115 +5 Finley 33 Finley 14 Robinson 28
Michael Finley had a triple-double with 33 points, 14 rebounds, and 10
assists. It was the 21st time a Mavs player had a triple-double and
the 3rd of 6 times Finley had a triple-double with Dallas.
Steve Nash did not play due to a sprained right ankle (the 6th of 22
games he would miss due to the injury).
Gary Trent did not play due to a slightly torn left hamstring (the
22th of 22 games he would miss due to the injury).
Game #22, current record: 8-14, streak: won 1; final record: 40-42
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2001 W Portland 105-103 +2 Nash 39 JH/EN 9 Wells 21
Dirk Nowitzki left the game in the 2nd quarter after aggravating his
sprained left ankle and did not return. He did not miss any other
games due to the injury.
Michael Finley bumped heads with Derek Anderson at the end of the game
(22 seconds left), left the game, and received 3 stitches above his
right eye. He would not miss any games due to the injury.
Game #22, current record: 13-9, streak: won 1; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2002 L @San Antonio 104-111 -7 Finley 36 MF/WW 8 Parker 32
Dirk Nowitzki did not play due to a sprained left ankle (the 1st of 2
games he would miss due to the injury).
Adrian Griffin did not play due to a partially dislocated right shoulder
(the only game he would miss due to the injury).
Game #22, current record: 19-3, streak: lost 1; final record: 60-22
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2004 W @Houston 102-78 +24 Finley 26 Nowitzki 14 TMcGrady 15
Game #22, current record: 14-8; streak: won 1; final record: 58-24
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2006 L @Utah 79-101 -22 DNowitzki 26 DNowitzki 10 CBoozer 31
Utah coach Jerry Sloan's 1,000 career NBA coaching win.
Game #21, current record: 14-7; streak: lost 1; final record: 67-15
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2008 W Charlotte 95-90 +5 JTerry 26 DNowitzki 13 EOkafor 27
Dal closed the game with a 7-2 run over the last 3 minutes of the game.
Game #21, current record: 12-9; streak: won 1; final record: 50-32
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2009 W @Miami 106-93 +13 DNowitzki 25 EDampier 17 DWade 28
Dallas led the entire game.
Game #23, current record: 16-7; streak: won 2; final record: 55-27
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2010 W Utah 103-97 +6 DNowitzki 31 DNowitzki 15 DWilliams 34
Dallas led the entire game.
Game #23, current record: 19-4; streak: won 12; final record: 57-25
Score Dallas Dallas High Opponent
Year WL Opponent Dal-Opp Margin High Scorer Rebounder High Scorer
2013 L @Golden State 93-95 -2 DN/ME 21 SM/DB 9 SCurry 33
With the game tied with 25 seconds left, Golden State ran the clock down
and Stephen Curry (GS) nailed a jumper with 3 seconds left. Dallas was
out of timeouts and Jose Calderon's over half court heave was way off.
Game #23, current record: 13-10; streak: lost 2; final record: 49-33